Dhaka, May 11 -- Several political parties have made statements a day after the interim government decided to ban the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act before being tried as a party.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jatiya Party, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BaSaD) and Gono Odhikar Parishad have expressed mixed reactions.

At an emergency meeting of the Advisory Council on Saturday night, the interim government decided to ban the Awami League under the anti-terrorism law in the face of demands from several parties such as the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Following the meeting, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul said at a briefing that a circular on this would be issued on the next working day.

At the same...